Lives Reimagined through art
SICK! has a new rhythm. Creative Resuscitation: Festival CPR shifts our biennial festival to a year-round movement. A tempo that turns audiences into creators. Swaps burnout for sustained care. Starts a flow between local roots and global partners.
Beat One was where we began. The first pulse in a cycle of bold experiments.
A living prototype of programme strands, our Presentations, Social Prescribing and Creative Pathways animated by performance, participation and collective care, unfolding over time.
This October we continue with Beat Two: Collapsing what no longer serves, Prototyping and preparing, and Reimagining the future of SICK!
Find our archive events for Beat One here.
And look out for Beat Two events coming to Greater Manchester this autumn below.
Presentations
Get involved, Find a new rhythm
Engage with vital artists and artworks that put lived experiences of health, inequality and identity centre stage.
The Treatment
Part gig, part live theatre show, this new grime-theatre show from renowned MC, musician and performer Manchester Hypes explores the links between hyperactivity, ADHD and creativity.
Post show (Fri), Afterparty (Sat).
Creative Pathways
Where conversation inspires creation
Get right into the heart of things. Shape ideas, influence commissions and build skills for the future.
Calendar
We've been busy behind the scenes.
Our vision is evolving, our award-winning year-round programmes are growing, and a bold new chapter is unfolding with our new brand.
SICK! is more than a festival. We're a North Manchester-based arts organisation with local roots and global collaborations, using arts and creativity to connect people, communities, and artists, making everyone creators of fairer, healthier futures.
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Social Prescribing
Making space for creativity as care
Build confidence and spark connection through inclusive, artist-led sessions that support mental wellbeing.